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'''Kim Jong Il''' ([[Hangul]]:김정일; [[Hanja]]:金正日) (born February 16, 1941 in Vyatskoye, Russia) has been the dictator of [[North Korea]] since coming to power in 1994. He is also the leader of the [[Communist Party]] of North Korea. He has been criticized for extensive [[human rights]] abuses in North Korea. Over one million people in North Korea starved to death as a result of a state-imposed famine.  

'''Kim Jong Il''' ([[Hangul]]:김정일; [[Hanja]]:金正日) (born February 16, 1941 in Vyatskoye, Russia) has been the dictator of [[North Korea]] since coming to power in 1994. He is also the leader of the [[Communist Party]] of North Korea. He has been criticized for extensive [[human rights]] abuses in North Korea. Over one million people in North Korea have starved to death as a result of his corrupt government, disastrous agricultural polices and refusal to accept international aid.  

He came into power in 1994, after his father [[Kim Il Sung]] died, and has remained the North Korean leader ever since.  He is an intense persecutor of [[Christians]] and other organized religions.  He is in conflict with the world community over the building of nuclear weapons, but seems to relish the attention.  Kim claims North Korea has built a nuclear weapon.

He came into power in 1994, after his father [[Kim Il Sung]] died, and has remained the North Korean leader ever since.  He is an intense persecutor of [[Christians]] and other organized religions.  He is in conflict with the world community over the building of nuclear weapons, but seems to relish the attention.  Kim claims North Korea has built a nuclear weapon.